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Mellon DOPSR Docs 2024 (FOIA 24-F-1134)

Office of the Secretary of Defense · 2024 · 17 pages · text from the file's own layer

This 2024 Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (24-F-1134) contains Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review records for a submission by Chris Mellon, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. In January 2024 Mellon submitted for release an unmarked message from a former DoD official alleging a program exploiting recovered off-world technology. The file includes emails chasing reviews from OUSD(I&S) and AARO. Both reviewers raised no objection, and on March 1, 2024 the case was cleared for open publication.

(b)(6)
typed name, title. organization
(b)(6) I
PAP.
OUSD(I&S)
phone number
(b)(6)
date 2/9/2024
T
ianatur
(b)(6)
Defense
Office
of
Prepublication
&
Security
Review
Coordination Record
POLICY
24-P-0258/0
01/24/2024
To:
SECDEF »
USD (I&S)
Case
Number:
24-P-0258/0
Type
of
Document:
MESSAGE
#
Pages:
1
Classification:
Unclassified
Source:
Chris
Mellon
Requester:
Mellon, Chris
Purpose:
PUBLIC RELEASE
Subject:
Message to CKM
The
attached
material
is
forwarded for
review
in
accordance
with the
following guidelines. Questions concerning
this
case should be directed
to:
(b)(6)
(b)(6)
Room
(b)(6) (b)(6)
Email
(b)(6)
Unclassified
Fax
Please
advise
if
reviews
required other
than:
IN
HOUSE
USD (I&S)
A
reply
is
requested
by:
02/09/2024
COORDINATION OFFICE
ACTION
To:
Defense Office
of
Prepublication
&
Security Review, DOPSR.I
1155
Defense Pentagon. Washington, DC 20301-1155
Review by this office
in
accordance
with
guidelines below, result
in
the
following recommendation concerning clearance for
publication.
Chock
One:
(X
No Objection
as
Received.
(
J
Recommended Changes.
[ ]
No Objection Subject
to
Amendments
made
by this office
(in
black pencil). Amendments
and rationale (security and policy)
are
annotated
on
page numbers listed below
Objection.
Amendments to permit publication are impracticable. Reasons staled
below.
(Continue on reverse side
if
necessary)
Instructions: It is
the policy
of
the Department
of
Defense to authorize and encourage the public release
of
information concerning the
Department
of
Defense consistent with security requirements. and other exemptions to disclosure under the Freedom
ofInformation Act.
Security:
Reviewing agencies should identify information known to be classified within the meaning
of
Executive Order 13526 (DoD
Regulation 5200.1R) or information which
in
the judgement
of
the reviewing agency warrants classification.
In
the latter case,
it
is requested that reasons for this judgement be given and recommendations made for appropriate classification.
Policy:
Material originated with the Department
of
Defense for public release should,
in addition, be reviewed for conflict with
established policies and programs
of
the Department of Defense or those
of
the national government.
If
change
is
necessary,
reviewing agencies are requested to recommend acceptable substitute language where practicable, or specify needed change
in
sufficient detail to permit acceptable revision.
Editorial: Editorial review is not the responsibility of the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review and reviewing agencies
should not make editonal corrections. However, obvious errors of fact should be indicated.
SD FORM 373 (AUTOMATED) MAY 2007 PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE

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